Valid Names Results
Aspidiotus dallonii Balachowsky, 1932 (Diaspididae: Aspidiotus)Nomenclatural History
- Aspidiotus (Evaspidiotus) dallonii Balachowsky 1932f: 228. Type data: CHAD: Massif du Tibesti, oasis de Goumeur, altitude 1000-1200m., on Ficus salicifolia var. teloucat.. Syntypes, female, Type depository: Paris: Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, France; accepted valid name Illustr.
- Octaspidiotus dallonii (Balachowsky, 1932); Balachowsky 1948b: 271. change of combination
- Aspidiotus dallonii Balachowsky, 1932; Borchsenius 1966: 260. revived combination (previously published)
Common Names
Ecological Associates
Hosts:
Families: 4 | Genera: 5
- Apocynaceae
- Carissa spinarum | Balach1956 | (= Arduina edulis)
- Fabaceae
- Bauhinia | Balach1956
- Tamarindus | Balach1956
- Moraceae
- Ficus cordata | Balach1932f Balach1948b
- Ficus salicifolia | Balach1932f Balach1948b | var. teloukat
- Ficus thonningii | Balach1956
- Ochnaceae
- Lophira alata | Balach1956 Balach1958a
Geographic Distribution
Countries: 6
- Central African Republic | Balach1958a
- Chad | Balach1932f Balach1948b
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (=Zaire) | Balach1956
- Eritrea | Balach1956
- Guinea | Balach1956 Balach1958a
- Sudan | Balach1956
Keys
- Balach1956: pp.52 ( Adult (F) ) [Africa]
Remarks
- Structure: Female scale circular, white; exuviae central, yellow, sometimes covered with white secretion of the adult; slightly convex; without ventral vellum; margin of scale thin; diameter 1.8-2 mm. Male scale subcircular, slightly oval, white; exuviae yellow, subcentral; posterior margin thin and slightly cottony; 1.2-1.3 mm long (Balachowsky, 1948b).
- General Remarks: Description and illustration of adult female by Balachowsky (1932f, 1948b, 1956).
Illustrations
Citations
- Balach1932f: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 228-231
- Balach1948b: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 271-273
- Balach1954f: distribution, host, 99
- Balach1955: distribution, host, taxonomy, 391
- Balach1956: description, distribution, host, illustration, taxonomy, 59-61
- Balach1958: distribution, host, 23
- Balach1958a: distribution, host, 34
- BenDovGe2003: catalog, 173
- Borchs1966: catalog, 260-261
- Ferris1941e: taxonomy, 42
- Lindin1957: taxonomy, 550
- Willia2017a: catalog, list of species, 221
